Why Don’t American Schools Value Creativity?
High school almost crushed my dream of being a writer. Now, as an educator, I’m trying to be the teacher I never had.
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Degrassi
Paradise Lost
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Use the order of operations to solve the equation. Look for the repeating motif of green lights in . Memorize the steps of mitosis.
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Erin Crosby-Eckstine is a writer and teacher in Brooklyn. Her bylines have appeared in HelloGiggles and The Cut.
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